Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Pacific Spirit Community Health Centre, 2110 West 43rd Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6K 2E1, Canada.
Harm Reduct J. 2008 Jan 23;5:1. doi: 10.1186/1477-7517-5-1.
Prohibition of illegal drugs is a failed social policy and new models of regulation of these substances are needed. This paper explores a proposal for a post-prohibition, public health based model for the regulation of the most problematic drugs, the smokable and injectable stimulants. The literature on stimulant maintenance is explored. Seven foundational principles are suggested that could support this regulatory model of drug control that would reduce both health and social problems related to illegal stimulants. Some details of this model are examined and the paper concludes that drug policies need to be subject to research and based on evidence.
禁止非法药物是一项失败的社会政策,需要新的监管模式来规范这些物质。本文探讨了一种针对最具问题性药物(可吸食和可注射的兴奋剂)的后禁止、基于公共卫生的监管模式的提案。本文探讨了兴奋剂维持治疗的文献。提出了七条基本原则,这些原则可以支持这种管制毒品的监管模式,从而减少与非法兴奋剂有关的健康和社会问题。本文还研究了该模式的一些细节,并得出结论认为,药物政策需要接受研究并基于证据。